Electric locomotive.



N. W. STORER. ELECTRIC LOGOMOTIVE. -APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 2, 190a.

Patented Jan. 17, 1911.

N. W. STORER. ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE. APPLICATION FILED MAB. 2, 190a.

Patented Jan. 17, 191 1.

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'tives, and it has jointly by UNITED STACEg17ENT ornrcn.

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1 MENrs, TO WESTINGHOUSE rrrrsnune, IBENNSYLVANIA,

stream, or rm'izsnune, PENNSYLVANIA, Assis -ion,

ELECTRIC 8 MANIIEAC1}UBI NG COMPANY, or EAST A companion or PENNSYLVANI-AQ BY MESNE ASSIGN- ELECTRIC LQCOMOTIVE.

Application filed March W. S'roREn,

and a resi- ,ing is a specification.

relates to electric locomofor its object to provide a locomotive having a simple, compact and convenientstructure and arrangement of arts. I

The invention consists in providing the floor of the cab or body of the locomotive with a central platform upon which the auxiliary and controlling apparatus of the locomotive is mounted, a passageway being thus provided adjacent to the sides of the cab, so that doors and ventilating openings may be located therein wherever desired, and also so that-the controlling and other auxiliary apparatus may be rendered readily accessible for inspection and repairs. The motors and other parts associated with the run- My invention ning gear ofthe locomotive extend upwardly" Figure 1 of the accompanymg drawings is a view, partially in side elevation and partially in vertical section, of a locomotive constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig.2 is a view, in end elevation, of the loctmmtive of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation and in section of a mmlilicatitm of the locomotive of Fig. 1.

The floor of a cab or body 1 of the locomotive is provided with a central platform or supporting structure 2, upon which are mounted various controlling and auxiliary devices, such as a group of controlling switches 3, a choke coil 4, an air compressor motor 5, etc, a passageway being thus provided between ratus mounted thereon and the sides of the cab. The cab 1 is supported upon a truck frame (3 that comprises means, such, for example, as that set forth in another application, Serial No. 350,965 (Case 1806), filed another and. myself, and assigned to the \Vestinghouse Electric & li'lanufactur- Specification of Letters Patent.

the platform and the appa-- which the motors 11 Patented Jan. 17, 1911.

2,,1908. Serial No. 418,896.

ing' Company, for resiliently supporting propel-lingmotors 7 and 8 for the locomot-i've above the driving axles, the motors and other parts of the running gear projecting into the recess provided in the bottom of'the cab by the platform 2.

Suspended from the bottom of the cab, between the propelling motors, isa structure 9 adapted to support a transformer 10 or other parts of considerable weight and bulk that could not'be readily placed within or removed from the cab.

The invention has also been found useful when the propelling motors surround the driving axles and are operatively connected thereto without the intervention of speed changing gears, as illustrated in Fig. 3, in and 12 are mounted in a manner similar to cut No. 816,611. In this figure, the main transformer 13 is suspended near the front end of the locomotive from the bottom of the cab and extends into the recess provide by the platform. Directly above the transformer, and mounted upon the platform, is a group of unit switches let and preventive or chokecoils l5 constituting parts of the controlling apparatus for the motors. Directlyabove the motors 11 and 12 is another group of unit switches 16 also employed in controlling the operation of the motors, their specific purpose in the present instance bein g to govern the direction of rotation of the motors. The circuit arrangements of the said parts and the exact manner in which they perform their functions constitute no partof the present invention and further illustration and description thereof are accordingly deemed unnecessary. It should, however, be noted that since the switch group 14 is located directly above the transformer 13 the large number of connections employed between the said parts are relatively short. and since the 15 are close to tln switch group 1 1 the connections between the said parts are also relatively short. A single connection is emplo ve.d between the preventive coils and the switch group it) and only relatively short connections are again required between the said group and the motors. Thus, it is seen that the expense and complication of the wiring of the locomotive are materially reduced.

preventive coils having having a central'fioor portion at a gear regardless of'the mode of mounting and construction thereof, and also in all cases Where a convenient arrangement of the apparatus Within the cab is desired. I claim as my invention: 1 1 l. A locomotive comprising a cab .or body a central floor portion at a materially higher elevation than the side and end floor portions and connected thereto by side and end Walls to form a chamber, propelling apparatus' projecting into said chamber and control apparatus mounted upon said central floor portion.

2. 'A locomotive comprising a cab or body materially higher'elevation than the side and end floor portions and connected thereto by side and end Walls toform a-chambenan'd running gear, portions of'vvhich. are located in said chamber.

'and end walls to form. .gear, portions of Which 3. A locomotive comprising a cab or body havlng 'a 'central floor ortion at a materially higher elevation than the side and end floor portions-and connected thereto by side a chamber, running are located in saidchamberrand; auxiliary apparatus mounted upon the centralfioor portlon.

4. locomotive comprising a cab or body having a' central fioorportion at a materi-- ally higher elevation than-the side and endv floor portions and connected thereto by side and end Walls to form a chamber, running gear partially locatedin said chamber, auxillary apparatus mounted upon the central floor portion, and other auxiliary apparatus suspended from said central floor portion.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 10th day of Feby.,

i NORMAN W. STORER. 'lVitnesses:

HIRAM A. TAYLOR, I *O'rro. S. YSCHAIRER. 

